Julia Holter's Ekstasis is one dense record. Her angelic vocals are layered, echoed, mirrored and then melded into a wall of atmospheric bli...

After the original lineup performed You're Living All Over Me in its entirety back in 2005, it seemed inevitable that Dinosaur Jr. would eve...

The sold-out show for the Field's return to Vancouver made for cramped quarters and high expectations at the Electric Owl Saturday night. Th...

It was a slow night at the Media Club on October 31, but that was somewhat expected after a full weekend of pre-Halloween parties. Sacrament...

Even though the release date for Oneohtrix Point Never's follow-up to the critically lauded Returnal isn't for a little while yet, anticipat...

After 2010's critically lauded Returnal, Oneohtrix Point Never (aka Daniel Lopatin) was, alongside Emeralds, credited with spearheading the...

Brooklyn duo Mountains have been making music together for close to seven years now, but it wasn't until their 2009 LP, Choral, that most to...

The parking lot beside the Waldorf was reaching peak heat by the time the V. Vecker Ensemble began their 20-minute set for this year's New F...

Oakland-based Bare Wires have been on a tear recently. Non-stop touring and a steady release schedule of seven-inches, a new album and a rec...

Following up the hype that's surrounded Black Up in a live setting was an obvious concern for Seattle-based Shabazz Palaces. The debut long-...

Vancouver's own Hard Feelings got a long night of energetic punk-infused rock'n'roll started off perfectly. Featuring members of Cadeaux, Yo...

Matador labelmate and kindred spirit Kurt Vile opened up for Thurston Moore's first solo appearance in Vancouver, and definitely ended up wi...

Mist, the Cleveland, OH-based duo of Sam Goldberg and John Elliott, has so far only been a footnote in the musical careers of both members....

Fresh off the release of their second LP, Tennessee's Cheap Time were a great primer for the rock'n'roll mayhem that was soon to hit the sta...

The Weird Canada blog and forum, launched about two years ago by Edmonton's Aaron Levin, has served as one of few voices for the overlooked...

Vancouver's own Cosmetics got the night rolling and were the odd band out on the Captured Tracks triple bill. Where Craft Spells and Beach F...

Despite releasing music under the Zola Jesus moniker for a mere three years, Wisconsin native Nika Roza Danilova has already amassed a large...

Anyone who's been paying attention to the experimental cassette underground over the last several years has been bound to come across a Jeff...

After a long string of small, limited releases, both Jeans Wilder and Dirty Beaches have recently issued debut LPs that have been garnering...

After slowly winning crowds over for the last few years as an opening act for bands like Junip and the National, Brooklyn-via-North Dakota s...